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U.S. Funds Ukraine Groups Censoring Critics, Smearing Pro-Peace Voices
U.S. Funds Ukraine Groups Censoring Critics, Smearing Pro-Peace Voices American taxpayers are footing the bill for Ukrainian NGOs focused on smearing proponents of a diplomatic solution as “Russian disinformation” agents. Ukraine’s American-backed fight against Russia is taking place not only in the blood-soaked trenches of the Donbas region but also on what military planners call […]
Logically.AI of Britain and the Expanding Global Reach of Censorship
Logically.AI of Britain and the Expanding Global Reach of Censorship Brian Murphy, a former FBI agent who once led the intelligence wing of the Department of Homeland Security, reflected last summer on the failures of the Disinformation Governance Board – the panel formed to actively police misinformation. The board, which was proposed in April 2022 […]
Federal Government Buys Riot Gear, Increases Security Funding, Citing Coronavirus Pandemic
Officers wearing riot gear line the edge of the California state capitol grounds after removing protesters on May 1, 2020. Photo: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUYS RIOT GEAR, INCREASES SECURITY FUNDING, CITING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THE FEDERAL government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for […]
Saudi Media Casts Khashoffi Disappearance as a Conspiracy, Claims Qatar Owns Washington Post
Photo: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images SAUDI MEDIA CASTS KHASHOGGI DISAPPEARANCE AS A CONSPIRACY, CLAIMS QATAR OWNS WASHINGTON POST IN SAUDI ARABIA, major media outlets have cast the disappearance and apparent murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a foreign conspiracy to denigrate the image of the kingdom. The media accounts, which come from outlets run […]
Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track Search Users in China
Illustration: Soohee Cho/The Intercept GOOGLE SUPPRESSES MEMO REVEALING PLANS TO CLOSELY TRACK SEARCH USERS IN CHINA GOOGLE BOSSES HAVE forced employees to delete a confidential memo circulating inside the company that revealed explosive details about a plan to launch a censored search engine in China, The Intercept has learned. The memo, authored by a Google […]
Google and Facebook Are Quietly Fighting California’s Privacy Rights Initiative, Emails Reveal
Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK ARE QUIETLY FIGHTING CALIFORNIA’S PRIVACY RIGHTS INITIATIVE, EMAILS REVEAL LOBBYISTS FOR THE largest technology and telecommunications firms have only three days to prevent the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, a ballot initiative that would usher in the strongest consumer privacy standards in the country, from going before state voters […]
Bank Lobby Takes Aim at Last Remaining House Republican Who Backed Dodd-Frank
Bank Lobby Takes Aim at Last Remaining House Republican Who Backed Dodd-Frank THE BANK LOBBY is making another attempt to unseat Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., the maverick House Republican who consistently supported greater oversight of the finance industry, and is the last remaining member of the GOP caucus to have voted in favor of the Dodd-Frank reform law. The American Bankers […]
The CIA is Investing in Firms That Mine Your Tweets and Instagram Photos
THE CIA IS INVESTING IN FIRMS THAT MINE YOUR TWEETS AND INSTAGRAM PHOTOS SOFT ROBOTS THAT can grasp delicate objects, computer algorithms designed to spot an “insider threat,” and artificial intelligence that will sift through large data sets — these are just a few of the technologies being pursued by companies with investment from In-Q-Tel, the […]
Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts By Foreign Government Lobbyists
Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts By Foreign Government Lobbyists OPINION COLUMNS PUBLISHED in California newspapers over the last year in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership use language nearly identical to drafts written and distributed by public relations professionals who were retained by the Japanese government to build U.S. support for the controversial trade agreement. Take this […]
Beauty Secrets of the Spies
BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE SPIES CIA’s Venture Capital Arm Is Funding Skin Care Products That Collect DNA SKINCENTIAL SCIENCES, a company with an innovative line of cosmetic products marketed as a way to erase blemishes and soften skin, has caught the attention of beauty bloggers on YouTube, Oprah’s lifestyle magazine, and celebrity skin care professionals. Documents obtained by The Interceptreveal that the firm has also attracted […]
Defense Industry Revenue Forecast Gushes Over Global Turmoil
Defense Industry Revenue Forecast Gushes Over Global Turmoil The global aerospace and defense industry is out of its doldrums. According to a new report by the accounting firm Deloitte, “the resurgence of global security threats” promises a lucrative “rebound” in defense spending. The report alerts investors that “revenue growth” is “expected to take a positive turn” due […]
